Sometimes funding request grants from the Garfield County Commissioners are like an awards ceremony. “And the winner is!” This time local dogs and cats won big. The commissioners approved Colorado Animal Rescue’s (CARE) request of $230,000 to continue its work. Wes Boyd, CARE director, and program director Maggie Niehoff listed the shelter’s programs, including the […]
March 2023
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Here to There offers tailored care for elders
Heather Craven is well known in the Roaring Fork Valley. Born and raised here, she returned to with her partner, Matt Creer, more than 20 years ago. She now owns and operates a homecare service focused on enriching the lives of clients, some of whom have been family friends for decades, while assisting with basic […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – March 9, 2023
Spring forward Don’t forget to set your manual clocks one hour ahead on Sunday night, March 12. The next morning will feel especially early and dark, but the sun will be setting later than we’re accustomed to to make up for it. Holy Cross rates Holy Cross Energy plans to adjust its rates this September. […]
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Work in Progress – March 9, 2023
Rambler Sheila Markowitz Glenwood Springs November 1980 I first thought about selling him when July came and I hadn’t ridden Rambler even once the previous month. I felt uneasy. He was an important part of my life. It seemed the need to be with him had suddenly diminished. It reminded me of the end of […]
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Branching Out: So excited for seed season
Every spring starts in my living room in February and March. I collected seeds all last autumn, a compulsive habit born of years of desire. Rambling about, Juniper and I inevitably see something— “Oh, my god, I want that!” I say, pointing to an unfamiliar plant. “Mom, you always say that!” she teases… Thanks to […]
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It’s all in the stitches
There’s a group of vivacious women, but any blokes are welcome too, who gather once a month at various locations in the Valley. They laugh a whole lot together and are as tight as a flat stitch. Why, it’s the Roaring Fork Quilt Guild (RFQG). When this reporter visited the RFQG during its February meeting, […]
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Letters – March 9,2023
Charles Wicker Moses II The shockwaves from Wick’s passing generated a tsunami of emotions and memories for me. Wick and I were married in 1975, and we split up four years later. Wick was too young; I was way too young. While I now refer to this as my starter marriage, he loomed large in […]
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Rams upend Woodland Park, but fall to Faith Christian in second round
On Friday, March 3, the Roaring Fork Rams boys varsity team defeated the Woodland Park Panthers in a tense 53-48 game in Arvada. Despite a relative height differential in the Panthers’ favor, senior River Byrne led the Rams with 21 points in the program’s first playoff victory since 2019. The victory earned the Rams a […]
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C’dale PD investigation report withheld since September 2021
On May 26, 2021, the Town of Carbondale released a statement that the Town had “retained Powers Police Consulting and Investigations of Grand Junction to perform an independent administrative investigation of the Town of Carbondale Police Department’s handling of the arrest incident that occurred at City Market in Carbondale on the evening of December 24, […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 2 de marzo, 2023
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Temporada de caza La primera aplicación para la licencia de caza mayor está abierta hasta el 4 de abril a las 8 p.m. Los cazadores son alentados a inscribirse antes para evitar complicaciones o retrasos. Encuentre todos los detalles en cpw.state.co.us/bg/hunting Resultados de Sisu ¡El 31o evento anual de ski de […]